2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont explained

Election Name:2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 4, 2008
Nominee1:Peter Welch
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:243,203
Percentage1:83.3%
Representative
At-large
Before Election:Peter Welch
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Peter Welch
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:Republican Party (United States)

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 4, 2008, and determined who represents the state of Vermont in the United States House of Representatives. Democratic Congressman Peter Welch decided to run for a second term in Congress. In an aberration for a freshman member of Congress, Welch encountered no major-party opposition and received the Republican nomination based on write-in votes in their primary.[1] Welch defeated a series of independent candidates with ease and represented Vermont in the 111th Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Independent candidates

General election

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caygle . Heather . Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination . 2023-04-19 . POLITICO . 7 October 2016 . en.
  2. Web site: Trudell blows green energy whistle. 24 October 2008 .